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St. Thomas More Church
12 Hollywood Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
December 28, 2014
St. Thomas More
12 Hollywood Avenue | Fairfield, NJ 07004
TEL: 973-227-0055 | FAX: 973-227-2495
e-mail: stmparish@verizon.net | WEB: www.stmchurch.net
December 28, 2014 - THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday………………5:00pm
Sunday……8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00noon
DAILY MASS
SERVED BY:
Rev. Marek Chachlowski……………..Pastor
Rev. Ward P. Moore………………………Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Juan Pablo Esteban…………………Parochial Vicar
Mon.-Sat…………………..9:00am
Rev. Eugene Gniewyk……………………….In Residence
Liturgy of the Word with Children
Aidan King…………………………………………...Deacon
10:00am Mass – Sunday
Cabrina Kinslow…... ……Director of Religious Education
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30pm
Sr. Mary Faith Chanda, C.S.JB.……...Pastoral Associate
Religious Education: 973-227-3607
Fred Giordano…………………..Director of Youth Ministry
1st Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart
of Jesus following the 9:00AM Mass
1st Saturday Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
Mary following the 9AM Mass
Brad Ucci………………….Director of Worship and Music
Vincent Angrosina………………...Business Administrator
Colleen Volanti…………………...Administrative Assistant
Danielle Ragusa..…………………………………...Trustee
Tony Bartello, Jr………………………………….….Trustee
James Gasparini…………...President of Finance Council
Dr. Leonard Russo..............President of Pastoral Council
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December 28, 2014
December 28, Sunday, THE HOLY FAMILY OF
JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/Col 3:12-21 or
3:12-17 or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22,
39-40
5:00 (Vigil) For the People of the Parish
8:00 Alice Oddo
10:00 Deceased Members of Stagnitto &
Riker Families
12:00 Michael Bedigian, Joseph Sammartino
December 29, Fifth Day within the Octave of the
Nativity of the Lord, St. Thomas Becket, Bishop
and Martyr
1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35
9:00 Helen Caporale
December 30, Tuesday, Sixth Day within the Octave
of the Nativity of the Lord
1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40
9:00 Mary, George & Sal Di Iorio
December 31, Wednesday, Seventh Day within the
Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, St. Sylvester I,
Pope
1 Jn 2:18-21/Jn 1:1-18
9:00 Rosemarie Grieco
January 1, Thursday, The Octave of the Nativity of
the Lord Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
(New Year’s Day / World Day of Prayer for Peace
Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21
5:00PM (Vigil) Carol Willis
9:00AM Fred Pfeifer
11:00AM Bella Mazzola
January 2, First Friday, Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28
9:00 Souls in Purgatory
January 3, First Saturday, Christmas Weekday,
The Most Holy Name of Jesus
1 Jn 2:29 - -3:6/JN 1:29-34
9:00 Remembrance Mass: Richard Louis Sluke,
Rose & Joseph Luongo, Bob Parillo, Joan O’Brien,
Guiseppe Benedetto, Frank Benedetto, Anthony Lozito, Nicoletto Lozito, Michael Benedetto, Rachel
Poveromo, Gus & Nancy Giandolfo, Eleanor Dikdan,
January 4, Sunday, THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
5:00 (Vigil) For the People of the Parish
8:00 William & Rose Tobia
10:00 Mildred Weston
12:00 Fannie Intelisano
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LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE
January 4, 2015
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Sat. 5:00PM M. Pontoriero M. Bartelloni
5:00PM E. Pagano
N. Pagano
Sun. 8:00AM D. Bartello
C. Graceffo
8:00AM J. Del Russo R. Del Russo
10:00AM C. Zisa
W. Zisa
10:00AM T. Polifonte
T. D’Antonio
12:00PM R. Coppola
D. Coppola
12:00PM C. Farone
L. Ascensao
LECTORS
Sat. 5:00PM N. Pontoriero Dr. M. Pontoriero
Sun. 8:00AM P. Oddo
P. Johnston
10:00AM S. Polifonte
A. Mittiga
12:00PM G. Driscoll
K. Milich
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
December 14, 2014
Total received………………………………. $7,850
Parish Assessment…………………………$1,860
Immaculate Conception……………………$1,527
Thank you for your generous support to our Parish!
IMPORTANT!
TO BE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVE PROPER CREDIT FOR
YOUR DONATION, PLEASE WRITE THE AMOUNT ON
YOUR ENVELOPE.
REMEMBER OUR SICK
Helen Clayton, Bill Mamay, John Farone,
Barbara Puglia, Gregg Potere, Helen Pace,
Evan Ranieri, Kathleen Russell,
Nicole Benedetto, Cory Forlenza,
Margaret Bruno, Jonathan Freidinger
Please remember the brave men and women of our
Armed Forces in your prayers, especially...
Christopher Balter
David Elia
May they be protected from harm and return home
safely and may those who have died in service to our
country be remembered with respect and gratitude.
HOUSE BLESSING in honor of The EPIPHANY
(KOLĘDA)
K + M + B + 2015
On the feast of the Three
Kings or Epiphany, the
priests at the end of Mass
bless chalk and holy water
to be used during pastoral
home visits that take place annually at this time of year.
Every home and family in the parish is visited by the
priests of the parish once a year at Christmas time.
When the priest visits a home in the parish, he begins
with the greeting, “Peace be to this house and to all that
dwell here in.” Prayers are said including the Our Father
and Hail Mary. The house is sprinkled with holy water
and the door marked with the chalk blessed in church
(optional). Finally the priest takes some time to speak
with the family about any concerns they may have.
Dear Parishioners,
It is a great joy to visit our parish families for the
Annual Blessing of Homes. This visit enables us to
experience the family of St. Thomas More in a very
real way. If you wish, please complete the form
below and return it to St. Thomas More Church,
210 Horseneck Rd., Fairfield, NJ 07004, place in the
Sunday collection basket, or call the rectory at
973-227-0055.
----------------------------------------------------------------Please bless my home in honor of the Feast of the
Epiphany.
Name________________________________________
Street________________________________________
City/Zip______________________________________
Telephone:___________________________________
Please check one:
Preferred day:__________________
Time:__________________
To our Parish Family of St. Thomas More,
Your generosity shown to St. Thomas More Church
during this Holy Christmas Season was truly overwhelming! I would like to extend thanks to all who
bought gifts for our ‘Giving Tree’ and those
involved in sorting and delivering. This year’s gifts
went to our Food Pantry Families, St. Leo’s Parish
in Irvington, Josephine’s Place in Elizabeth and our
Lady of Perpetual Help Pre-School in Newark. All
gifts were very much needed and appreciated.
Countless thanks to our many ministries: Art and
Environment - the love, dedication and talent you
display grows each year - the church looks magnificent. Our Music Minister Brad Ucci, our leader of
song, Diane Ruggiero and our dedicated choir and
all who sang, played an instrument and gave praise the music was glorious! Special thanks to Fairfield
Garden Center for our beautiful Christmas tree that
adorns our church, to Bob & Sharon Laner for the 3
trees placed at the Nativity scene in church and to
Bernice’s Floral Creation for the countless generosity of her floral arrangements at Christmas and
throughout the year. Thank you to the CCD staff
and the Knights of Columbus for all you did during
this Christmas Season and all you continue to do
throughout the year. A special thanks to Ray for all
his hard work and dedication and to the St. Thomas
More Staff and everyone who helped to make this
Christmas so beautiful.
In gratitude to my brother priests, Fr. Juan,
Fr. Gene and our Deacon Aidan - we are truly
blessed to have you with us. And not to forget our
parishioners who sent their prayers, well wishes,
cards, gifts, food, desserts, etc. I speak for Fr. Juan,
Fr. Gene and myself - May God bless all of you and
your families with peace, joy, and good health.
Please keep us in your prayers as you will remain
in ours.
Father Marek
ARCHDIOCESAN, PARISH AND
CATECHETICAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED
AND WILL RE-OPEN MONDAY, JAN 5.
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For our Annual Parish Family Breakfast
January 11, 2015
Following the 10:00AM Mass
in O’Connor Hall
MENU: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Potatoes, Rolls,
Bagels, Donuts, Juice, Coffee, Tea and ‘Friendship’.
Sign-up sheet is in the vestibule of the church.
(seating is limited)
Please sign in number of people that will be attending
so we can adequately prepare.
Free Will Offering
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